Opposition leader Jesma Paul-Victor has revealed that government opposition and people opposition is not the same thing. She stated that being in the opposition should not necessarily mean antagonizing all the good things the government is doing. She added that the opposition should appreciate the ruling party if they are doing something progressive and developmental for the nation.
So we do not want to mix politics into matters of the country. We believe we are one people, we are one Dominica; and even if we are the opposition, we don’t need to oppose everything.
Jesma Paul-Victor, Parliamentary Opposition Leader
As an indication of her positivity, Paul-Victor said she is in support of the international airport being constructed in Wesley by the DLP administration. She said Dominica had been in need of a major airport for decades and that it is a good thing that the Skerrit-led government has made it a top priority. She said that with the level of work being done at the airport site, everyone should come together to support the government regardless of their political affiliations.
While noting that the opposition party and the pro-government people are in most developmental committees set up by the administration, Paul-Victor urged the ruling party to be more transparent in terms of the information they pass on to the people. She said the government should not be opaque or secretive about details of development projects and that the opposition should be carried along in everything the ruling party does for the country.
A cross-section of Dominicans received Paul-Victor’s depositions with mixed feelings. While some praise her wisdom as an opposition leader who supports positive projects embarked upon by the main government, others think she is an inexperienced politician who may be giving the government the “carte blanche priviledge to operate with impunity.”
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